You know those intense firefighter TV shows where everything’s lit in perfect 4K clarity as crews charge into burning buildings, rescuing people left and right? Yeah… real life looks a lot different.In actual structure fires, visibility often drops to just 1–3 feet. Helmet and chest lights help, but in heavy smoke, even those barely cut through. That’s where thermal imaging cameras (TICs) come in handy — they can help us "see" heat signatures through the darkness. But even with a TIC, the most i